Membership: Join a Global Alliance Advancing Mental Health
WCCBT is comprised of leading regional associations of CBT representing Asia (ABCTA), Australasia (AACBT and AnzaCBT), Europe (EABCT), North America (ABCT and CACBT), South America, Central America, and the Caribbean (ALAMOC) and IACBT, a legacy member.
WCCBT members are committed to the development, implementation, and promotion of evidence-based cognitive and behavioural therapies. Member organizations support the mission of the WCCBT and collaborate on global initiatives, gain visibility through WCCBT platforms, and help shape the future of CBT worldwide. Together, we advocate for global access to mental health care and support the growth of science-driven, community-focused solutions.
Member Benefits
Members Associations have the following benefits:
- Reduced fees for their full members at the WCCBT congress
- The ability to place information on the WCCBT website and in the newsletter, subject to adopted guidelines.
- The ability to hold national or regional conferences with the sponsorship and consultation from the WCCBT.
- The ability to vote on all matters related to WCCBT.
- The ability to have representatives on the Board of Directors
Member Organizations:
- Subscribe to the goals of WCCBT as stated in the Mission Statement.
- Represent all forms of behavioural, cognitive, and cognitive-behavioural therapists, students and trainees that educate, advocate on behalf of, promote, and disseminate behavioural and cognitive therapies, broadly conceived.
- Are not-for-profit organizations
- Have existed as a legal organization for at least one year.
WCCBT Founding Member Organizations
Membership of the WCCBT initially consist of the regional associations that previously comprised the membership of the World Congress Committee (WCC).
- Asian Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy Association (ACBTA) representing Asia
- Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) representing North America
- Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) representing Australasia
- European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) representing Europe
- International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy (IACP) representing Cognitive Therapy
- Latin-American Association of Analysis, Behavioural Modification and Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (ALAMOC) representing S America, C.America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
